President's Ride

The annual President's Ride is an opportunity for the whole club to participate in a local ride that is inclusive and accessible to as many as possible.

• The ride is on Saturday to include members who work during weekdays.
• You can ride at your own pace, regrouping for elevenses, lunch and tea (and perhaps in between).
• The navigation is organised so that you needn't be concerned about going off-course.
• The whole day distance is short at 59 km (37 miles).
• The total ascent is less than 1% of the whole distance, (which classifies the whole ride as flat). The ride to elevenses is super-flat; there are some hills on the way to lunch, but nothing serious. The ride to tea is mostly downhill.

This ride is a fun ride with a low challenge threshold; the aim is for all of us to get together and perhaps meet with riders that we rarely see on other club runs. It includes some beautiful coastal and Downland scenery that is typical of our area, with no severe hills, up or down. Fixed wheel friendly if that is how you roll.

We will follow a similar format to the 2022 President's Ride, with ride leaders looking after the front and back of the group. The pace will be easy, with all turnings well signposted by human signposts. ( More information on the ride organisation can be found here (referring to the 2022 edition of President's Ride))

Elevenses, lunch and tea are at the appropriate times. Lunch is at Stansted Garden Centre, which can be busy on a Saturday afternoon; there is however a picnic area where we can eat our own food, or buy a takeaway (or just a cup of coffee) from the café to supplement a picnic; if everybody decided to eat-in we might have a long wait for service.

STOP PRESS: The weather forecast is good. Which means bringing sun protection is a Very Good Idea.

Bookings for this ride/event

This ride/event is unlimited but booking is required. Please let the leader/organiser know if you want to join. This will help with planning and will allow us to contact you if we have to cancel or postpone.

Bookings recorded for this ride (Log in to see rider names):

• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A non-PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member
• A PCTC member

To ask to join this ride, please use the 'Contact us about this ride' link above to send an email to the ride leader.

About Saturday rides

Saturday rides tend to be small ones. Typically we offer fewer options for rides than Wednesdays, but more flexibility for routes and destinations.

Most rides are morning only, riding out to a stop for elevenses and back again.

Some will be full day with stops for elevenses, lunch and, possibly, tea. If you want to join a full day ride but only to elevenses and need someone to help you with the route back, please let us know in advance of the ride in case someone else that knows the route wants to do the same.

This article describes what you should consider bringing with you on one of these rides.